The nurse is caring for a patient with an elevated blood pressure.Which factors may account for the high measurement?
A) The patient's BMI is 42.
B) The patient is in acute renal failure.
C) The patient is extremely dehydrated.
D) The patient refuses to take antihypertensive medications.
E) The cuff was not wrapped snugly around the patient's arm.
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